Xu Yao went forward to check, only to find that medical examiner Lin Yalin was already performing an autopsy nearby.
He walked over to say hello to Sister Ya, and then began to carefully observe the body.
The body had been put down and was lying flat on the floor of the aisle between two rows of wooden chairs. It was indeed Wang Tao. His face was pale, and there was a very obvious red mark on his neck.
Wang Tao struggled to get rid of the surveillance of two police officers and ran to a remote Catholic church to hang himself. It was unjustifiable.
While Lin Yalin was examining, she asked her assistant to re-record and take pictures.
She said, "The deceased's body was stiff, and some parts of his body had begun to show diffused cadaveric plaques. Judging from the drop in his body temperature, he should have died not too long ago, probably between 9pm and 11pm.
There were no obvious scratches or fight marks on the body, except for rope marks on his neck. The epidermis had peeled off, forming a yellow-brown parchment-like surface, and there was no bleeding...."
Xu Yao asked, "Sister Lin, do you mean that Wang Tao was strangled to death by the hanging rope?"
Lin Yalin pointed to the marks on the body with her right hand in a white glove and said:
"A body that has been hung up usually shows symptoms of death from lack of oxygen. These include bluish skin, burst blood vessels in the eyeballs, and swollen lungs. Forensic pathologists examine the rope marks on the neck. If the edges are red and swollen, the victim was still alive when he was hung.
Wang Tao's body did not show these characteristics. He must have been put on the rope after he died.
There were no obvious external injuries on the face and head of the deceased. There was no damage to the mouth, nose and other parts, and there was no vomiting. The body spots on the corpse have appeared for a long time and are strong. It is very likely a sudden death."
Xu Yao squatted beside him, picked up the white gloves and put them on, then stretched out his hand to check Wang Tao's neck.
"Sister Ya, is there a possibility that the murderer, the village, the deceased was not paying attention, directly, twisted his neck from behind."
Lin Yaling answered.
Another possibility is that it will be shown that when the neck is twisted, it is a homicide. Strangulation usually breaks the tibia on the neck, but hanging rarely breaks this bone. The degree of damage to the tibia is a sign of strangulation, indicating that the victim was strangled by hand, or other tools, such as ropes and belts, were used to commit murder.
In strangulation, death may be caused by lack of air, But it is more likely that it was caused by intentional neck compression leading to a 'vegal' condition. This is caused by stimulation of the 'vagus nerve' in the neck, causing the heart to stop beating.
Whether the hyoid bone is broken and the specific time of death can only be determined after further autopsy. "
Xu Yao nodded, and then looked at Wang Tao lying on the ground. He was filled with anger. He punched the back of the wooden chair next to him. There was a loud bang, and there was a faint red mark on Xu Yao's fist.
"This matter is really my fault. I was too negligent. I should have taken Wang Tao to get the surveillance video."
After Xu Yao finished speaking, he sat on the wooden chair, lowered his head and buried it in his hands, looking very annoyed.
Mo Xiaoqing looked at this and felt distressed. She slowly moved to Captain Xu's side to comfort him.
"Captain Xu, your arrangement is not wrong. As our boss, you can't do everything yourself. This is just an accident."
Xu Yao heard her clear voice and immediately felt a little better.
At this time, Liu Xiaobo's voice rang, "Boss, I found a mobile phone behind the wooden chair. There is a call record of an unfamiliar number in the phone, and there is a WeChat message with the address of Tianhua Church. I have called the Internet police to check."
Xu Yao cheered up after hearing this. He also looked around and asked:
"Has anyone found USB flash drives or CDs on Wang Tao or other places?"
The criminal police next to him shook their heads, saying that they had never seen such objects.
Xu Yao began to mutter to himself again, "Wang Tao's girlfriend is going to marry someone else in two days. He can't choose to commit suicide before seeing his girlfriend, right?
Then why does Wang Tao come to the church? What if Wang Tao's friend gave the USB drive to Wang Tao, but now it can't be found..."
Mo Xiaoqing interrupted, "Was it taken away by someone?!
Wang Tao knew that he could get a few years of freedom in exchange for handing over the surveillance video to the police. No one doesn't desire freedom, and Wang Tao is no exception. But he obviously escaped, so why did he bring the USB drive here?"
Liu Xiaobo also boldly guessed, "Maybe someone used a "You used a very tempting bait to lure Wang Tao here, took the USB drive, and killed people to silence them."
Xu Yao touched his chin, "Your inference is very likely, but it is just a guess, and relevant evidence must be found.
We have indeed not found the USB drive on Wang Tao so far.
But I am very confused. After Wang Tao was brought into the criminal police team, he has been detained and should not have the opportunity to contact the outside world.
Then he has the surveillance video of the night of Liu Lidan's death. How did it leak out?"
The other police officers looked at each other, and they couldn't explain it.
Xu Yao was puzzled. The Liu Lidan case was not over yet, and a new death case was added.
If it is true as Mo Xiaoqing speculated, that Wang Tao was lured here by someone, who is interested in the surveillance video in Wang Tao's hand? There is only one answer, that must be the protagonist in the surveillance video, he has only one purpose, which is to prevent the police from recognizing his true face through the surveillance video.
Xu Yao increasingly felt that the identity of the mysterious man who stabbed Liu Lidan five times to vent his anger after her death was extremely bizarre.
It was about 2:30 in the evening when the investigation of Wang Tao's death scene was completed. Xu Yao ordered everyone to go back and rest, and they could delay work until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Although time is tight, people are not made of iron, and they must take appropriate rest to adjust.
Deputy Director He had no objection to Xu Yao's arrangement.
He Shenming was also very considerate of his subordinates.
After Xu Yao dragged his tired body back home, he thought he could have a good sleep, but he found that he had insomnia again.
The next day, he got up at eight o'clock and went to the Criminal Police Team.
After Xu Yao arrived at the Criminal Police Team, he did not choose to go to his own office, but went to the Forensic Center.
The Forensic Center is located on the fourth floor of the administrative building. It has an entire floor of offices, three independent autopsy rooms, and a cold storage that can accommodate 50 corpses.
Wang Tao's body is still in the autopsy room and has not been sent to the refrigerator. Xu Yao went through some formalities at the administrative office and then went to the Forensic Department to find Lin Yalin directly.
The autopsy room has a large space inside and the temperature is several degrees higher than other places. The cold-toned decoration and white metal instruments add to the gloomy atmosphere.
Xu Yao has become accustomed to it. He has been a policeman for eight or nine years and has seen too many corpses of all shapes and sizes and in all kinds of horrible shapes.
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